Camellia japonica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q160121
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Summary

Camellia japonica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,633 views/month, #1,049 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Camellia[5]
  • Taxon name: Camellia japonica[6]
  • Subclass of: plant[7]
  • Has use: afforestation[8], fodder[9], medicinal plant[10], food[11]
  • Commons category: Camellia japonica[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Camellia japonica[13]
  • Commons gallery: Camellia japonica[14]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(3)[15], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[16]
  • Taxon synonym: Camellia japonica f. albipetala[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8711[18]
  • Short name: C. japonica[19]
  • Taxon common name: camellia[20], Kamelie[21], Kamelia[22], Kameelie[23], Camelia[24], ヤブツバキ[25], 동백나무[26], Japon kamelyası[27], 山茶[28], 日本山茶[29], 茶花[30], 山茶花[31], japonska kamelija[32]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[33]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[34]

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Identifiers

Camellia japonica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83056[35]. Camellia japonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4443[36]. Camellia japonica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484988[37]. Camellia japonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189636[38]. Camellia japonica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506117[39].

Why It Matters

Camellia japonica has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → camellia-japonica
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  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i104705
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12950360-n
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3JjQm8
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → People's Republic of China, Guangdong, Zhoushan Archipelago
    Svkkl authority id → 0229601-kamelie-japonska
    Subclass of → plant
    Taxon rank → species
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0229601-kamelie-japonska, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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